Astrology has been popular for millennia as generation after generation have tried and tested its teachings and found that it provides powerful answers about the meaning and purpose of their life. A person's birth chart is a map of the planetary positions at the time and place of their birth. At first glance a birth chart can look indecipherable, but once you understand the different elements and how they fit together, you will be amazed by the accurate insight your chart offers about every aspect of your personality and why you do the things you do, when you do them.